Discount Off Groceries And Free Next Day Delivery For Front Line Workers
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Shopping for essentials for all of us has changed over the past few weeks with either the need to apply for a permit to move to visit the supermarket for those every day food necessities, or planning well in advance and ordering online through

Emirates Has Simplified Policy Which Includes Tickets Valid For Up To Two Years
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Dubai based Emirates Airline has updated its travel waiver policies for rebooking and refunds on tickets issued across all its markets. Emirates now offers three simple options for passengers affected by flight cancellations and travel restrictions.

Free Parking Throughout Dubai Extended
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Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that the free parking measures announced at the end of last month, are extended until the completion of the National Disinfection Programme.

Expired Residence Visas Valid Till End Of This Year
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The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (FAIC), to lessen the impacts of the precautionary measures taken to control the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, has announced that expired residence visas, entry permits and Emirates ID

Emirates Adds New Destinations To Current Passenger Services
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Dubai based Emirates Airlines has announced it is planning to add further destinations to the limited passenger services it recently reintroduced. The new destinations include Jakarta, Manila Taipei, Chicago, Tunis, Algeria, and Kabul.

Register For Online Dubai Cycling Challenge
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Following the success of the recent Marathon at Home, Dubai Sports Council (DSC) has announced the launch of another new initiative for the community, a virtual cycling challenge, through their Dubai Cycling app as part of their ‘Be Fit, Be Safe’

Weather Update : Cloudy And Dusty With Storms Likely
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According to the National Center Of Meteorology, weather in Dubai will be dusty and the sky partly cloudy to cloudy during daylight hours, with a good chance of rainfall over some areas likely. 

Instagram Launches A New Sticker To Honour Frontline Professionals
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Social media platform Instagram has launched a new sticker 'Thank You Hour' to honour the people around the world, who have stepped up in unprecedented ways to support friends, family and their communities.

Emirate To Operate Flights From Terminal 3
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Dubai based Emirates Airlines, will be operating some of the existing flights it started last week from Dubai Internal Airport (DXB) terminal 3 from Sunday, 12 April instead of terminal 2.

Permit To Move Website Issues 1,200 Permits Per Minute
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The website launched earlier this week to issue permit of movement, www.dxbpermit.gov.ae, is able to handle 1,200 requests per minute and delays happen only due to the number of people applying at the time exceeding the limit

Schools Offering Discounts For Term 3 Fees (Updated)
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Further to the reduction in school recently fees announced by Al Najah Education and Safa Schools, more schools have also confirmed discounts on term 3 fees, following the extension of online learning until the end of the academic year.

Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Centre Now Open At Al Nasr Club
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As part of intensified efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has opened a drive-through COVID-19 testing centre located at the Al Nasr Club for the general public.

Dubai's Waterfront Market Reopens
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Dubai's premier fresh food market, Waterfront Market, has been given permission by the authorities to re-open its fish, meat, dry goods and fruit and vegetable markets, and will resume business as normal for all its customers on 7 April 2020.

WATCH: The Team Behind Dubai Aquarium Working Seven Days A Week To Look After All The Animals
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As we are confined at home during these unprecedented times with nearly everything around us being temporarily closed to contain the spread of coronavirus COVID-19, the team at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo are making sure that all the animals